Entries Tagged as ‘Snippnets of my journey’

March 23, 2008

Of bunnies and eggs?

The next installment: Easter Sunday!  Which has NOTHING to do with bunnies and eggs.
What it is: 3 days after the death of Jesus Christ on the cross when he rose from the dead.
Briefly: After he died on the cross, his body was placed in a tomb with guards to watch over it; plus a huge stone was [...]

March 20, 2008

What’s so good about Good Friday??

Besides the fact that it’s a public holiday - A much needed break from the monotony and back-breaking pace of academic life [although i think therein lies the fun :) ]
In a nutshell, i shall attempt to explain why we celebrate Good Friday.  Here goes!
What it is: Good Friday marks the event (not the date) where Jesus Christ [...]

March 13, 2008

The Truth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsPBVNecOMo 
This video was shared on the Navigators yahoo group. I think it’s really nice read, so i decided to share it with you!
It was shocking at first because it dawned on me that the initial read was in fact, the “truth”. The cold hard truth about humanity…and that includes me.
But the second read was comforting… bringing hope and [...]

February 27, 2008

Nearly half of Americans switched religion (The Straits Times, Wednesday, Feb 27 2008)

A major Pew study reveals that Americans are switching religious affiliations in ever greater numbers. Apparently, what we have today shows a “highly fluid and diverse national religious life…it appears that 44 per cent of Americans have switched religious affiliations”. The survey also indicates that the “group that had the greatest net gain was the [...]

January 26, 2008

Highlight of the day :)

I did something very amusing today that has brought me out of the doldrums!
What could it be you ask??
I took the wrong bus!!
How funny is that right? Haha!!
It’s such a riot because i only realised i was on board the wrong bus when aaron asked if 970 went to the new place. Only then did i remember [...]